Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	body_n	part_n	whole_a	9,166	5	5.5416	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02537	The great impostor laid open in a sermon at Grayes Inne, Febr. 2.1623. By Ios. Hall D.D.	Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.	1623 (1623)	STC 12665; ESTC S116594	14,333	76

the_o great_a impostor_n lay_v open_a in_o a_o sermon_n at_o gray_n inn_n febr._n 2._o 1623._o by_o jos_n hall._n d._n d._n london_n print_v by_o j._n havilano_n for_o nath._n butter_n 1623._o to_o the_o most_o noble_a and_o worthy_o honour_a society_n of_o gray_n inn_n at_o who_o bar_n this_o impostor_n be_v open_o arraign_v j._n h._n humble_o dedicate_v this_o public_a life_n of_o his_o weak_a and_o unworthy_a labour_n the_o great_a impostor_n lay_v open_a out_z of_o jer_z 17.9_o the_o heart_n be_v deceitful_a above_o all_o thing_n i_o know_v where_o i_o be_o in_o one_o of_o the_o famous_a phrontistery_n of_o law_n and_o justice_n wherefore_o serve_v law_n and_o justice_n but_o for_o the_o prevention_n or_o punishment_n of_o fraud_n and_o wickedness_n give_v i_o leave_v therefore_o to_o bring_v before_o you_o student_n master_n father_n oracle_n of_o law_n and_o justice_n the_o great_a cheater_n and_o malefactor_n in_o the_o world_n our_o own_o heart_n it_o be_v a_o great_a word_n that_o i_o have_v say_v in_o promise_v to_o bring_v he_o before_o you_o for_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a advantage_n of_o his_o fraud_n that_o he_o can_v be_v see_v that_o as_o that_o old_a juggler_n apollonius_n thyanaeus_n when_o he_o be_v bring_v before_o the_o judge_n vanish_v out_o of_o sight_n so_o this_o great_a impostor_n in_o his_o very_a present_v before_o you_o dispear_v and_o be_v go_v yea_o so_o cunning_o that_o he_o do_v it_o with_o our_o own_o consent_n and_o we_o will_v be_v loath_a that_o he_o can_v be_v see_v therefore_o as_o a_o epiphonema_n to_o this_o just_a complaint_n of_o deceitfulness_n be_v add_v who_o can_v know_v it_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o know_v that_o it_o be_v deceitful_a and_o in_o what_o it_o deceive_v though_o the_o deceit_n themselves_o can_v be_v know_v till_o too_o late_a as_o we_o may_v see_v the_o ship_n and_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o ship_n go_v on_o the_o sea_n yet_o the_o way_n of_o a_o ship_n in_o the_o sea_n as_o solomon_n observe_v we_o know_v not_o god_n ask_v and_o god_n shall_v answer_v what_o he_o ask_v by_o jeremie_n he_o shall_v answer_v by_o s._n paul_n who_o know_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n 2.11_o even_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n that_o be_v in_o he_o if_o then_o the_o heart_n have_v but_o eye_n enough_o to_o see_v itself_o by_o the_o reflection_n of_o thought_n it_o be_v enough_o you_o shall_v easy_o see_v and_o hear_v enough_o out_o of_o the_o analogy_n and_o resemblance_n of_o heart_n to_o make_v you_o both_o astonish_v and_o ashamed_a the_o heart_n of_o man_n lie_v in_o a_o narrow_a room_n yet_o all_o the_o world_n can_v fill_v it_o but_o that_o which_o may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o heart_n will_v more_o than_o fill_v a_o world_n here_o be_v a_o double_a stile_n give_v it_o of_o deceitfulness_n of_o wickedness_n either_o of_o which_o know_v no_o end_n whether_o of_o be_v or_o of_o discourse_n i_o spend_v my_o hour_n and_o may_v do_v my_o life_n in_o treat_v of_o the_o first_o see_v then_o i_o beseech_v you_o the_o impostor_n and_o the_o imposture_n the_o impostor_n himself_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n the_o imposture_n deceitful_a above_o all_o thing_n as_o deceitful_a person_n be_v wont_n ever_o to_o go_v under_o many_o name_n and_o ambiguous_a and_o must_v be_v express_v with_o a_o alias_o so_o do_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n neither_o man_n himself_o nor_o any_o part_n of_o man_n have_v so_o many_o name_n as_o the_o heart_n alone_o for_o every_o faculty_n that_o it_o have_v and_o every_o action_n it_o do_v it_o have_v a_o several_a name_n neither_o be_v there_o more_o multiplicity_n than_o doubt_v in_o this_o name_n not_o so_o many_o term_n be_v use_v to_o signify_v the_o heart_n as_o the_o heart_n signify_v many_o thing_n when_o you_o hear_v of_o the_o heart_n you_o think_v straight_o of_o that_o fleshy_a part_n in_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o body_n which_o live_v first_o and_o die_v last_o and_o who_o beat_n you_o find_v to_o keep_v time_n all_o the_o body_n over_o that_o be_v not_o it_o which_o be_v so_o cunning_a alas_o that_o be_v a_o poor_a harmless_a piece_n mere_o passive_a and_o if_o it_o do_v any_o thing_n as_o the_o subministration_n of_o vital_a spirit_n to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o whole_a frame_n it_o be_v but_o good_a no_o it_o be_v the_o spiritual_a part_n that_o lurk_v in_o this_o flesh_n which_o be_v guilty_a of_o such_o deceit_n we_o must_v learn_v of_o witty_a idolatry_n to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o stock_n and_o the_o invisible_a power_n that_o dwell_v in_o it_o it_o be_v not_o for_o i_o to_o be_v a_o sticklor_n betwixt_o the_o hebrew_n and_o the_o greek_a philosopher_n and_o physician_n in_o a_o question_n of_o natural_a learning_n concern_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o soul_n nor_o to_o insist_v upon_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n rather_o place_v all_o the_o spiritual_a power_n in_o the_o heart_n than_o in_o the_o brain_n doubtless_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o affection_n there_o resident_a whereby_o all_o those_o speculative_a ability_n be_v draw_v to_o practice_v it_o shall_v suffice_v we_o to_o take_v thing_n as_o we_o find_v they_o and_o to_o hold_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o this_o monosyllable_n for_o so_o it_o be_v in_o many_o language_n comprise_v all_o that_o intellective_a and_o affective_a world_n which_o concern_v man_n and_o in_o plain_a term_n to_o say_v that_o when_o god_n say_v the_o heart_n be_v deceitful_a he_o mean_v the_o understanding_n will_n affection_n be_v deceitful_a the_o understanding_n be_v double_o deceitful_a it_o make_v we_o believe_v it_o know_v those_o thing_n which_o it_o do_v not_o and_o that_o it_o know_v not_o those_o thing_n which_o it_o do_v as_o some_o foolish_a mountebank_n that_o hold_v it_o a_o great_a glory_n to_o seem_v to_o know_v all_o thing_n or_o some_o presume_a physician_n that_o think_v it_o a_o shame_n not_o to_o profess_v skill_n in_o any_o state_n of_o the_o body_n or_o disease_n so_o do_v our_o vain_a understanding_n therein_o frame_v itself_o according_a to_o the_o spirit_n it_o meet_v withal_o if_o they_o be_v proud_a and_o curious_a it_o persuade_v they_o they_o know_v every_o thing_n if_o careless_a that_o they_o know_v enough_o in_o the_o first_o kind_n what_o have_v not_o the_o fond_a heart_n of_o man_n dare_v to_o arrogate_v to_o itself_o it_o know_v all_o the_o star_n by_o their_o name_n tush_o that_o be_v nothing_o it_o know_v what_o the_o star_n mean_v by_o their_o very_a look_n what_o the_o bird_n mean_v by_o their_o chirp_n as_o apollonius_n do_v what_o the_o heart_n mean_v by_o the_o feature_n of_o the_o face_n it_o know_v the_o event_n of_o life_n by_o the_o line_n of_o the_o hand_n the_o secret_n of_o art_n the_o secret_n of_o nature_n the_o secret_n of_o state_n the_o secret_n of_o other_o heart_n yea_o the_o secret_n of_o god_n in_o the_o closet_n of_o heaven_n yea_o not_o only_o what_o god_n have_v do_v but_o what_o he_o will_v do_v this_o be_v sapiens_fw-la stultitia_fw-la a_o wise_a folly_n as_o irenaeus_n say_v of_o his_o valentinian_o all_n figure-caster_n palmister_n physiognomer_n fortune-teller_n alchemist_n fantastic_a projector_n and_o all_o the_o rabble_n of_o professor_n of_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 19.19_o not_o so_o much_o curious_a as_o idle_a art_n have_v their_o word_n give_v they_o by_o the_o apostle_n deceive_v and_o deceive_v neither_o can_v these_o man_n make_v any_o worse_a fool_n than_o their_o heart_n have_v make_v themselves_o 〈◊〉_d and_o well_o may_v that_o alexandrian_a tax_n be_v set_v upon_o they_o in_o both_o name_n whether_o of_o active_a or_o passive_a folly_n and_o as_o it_o common_o fall_v out_o that_o superfluous_a thing_n rob_v the_o heart_n of_o necessary_a in_o the_o mean_a while_n those_o thing_n which_o the_o heart_n may_v and_o shall_v know_v it_o light_o mis-knowes_a as_o our_o sense_n be_v deceive_v by_o distance_n or_o interposition_n to_o think_v the_o star_n beamy_a and_o sparkle_a the_o moon_n horn_v the_o planet_n equal_o remote_a the_o sun_n sometime_o red_a pale_a other_o some_o so_o do_v also_o our_o understanding_n err_v in_o mis-opinion_n of_o divine_a thing_n it_o think_v it_o know_v god_n when_o it_o be_v but_o a_o idol_n of_o fancy_n as_o saul_n messenger_n when_o they_o come_v into_o the_o room_n think_v they_o have_v the_o true_a david_n when_o it_o be_v but_o a_o wisp_n it_o know_v the_o will_n of_o god_n when_o it_o be_v nothing_o but_o gross_a misconstruction_n so_o as_o the_o common_a knowledge_n of_o man_n though_o they_o think_v it_o a_o torch_n be_v but_o a_o ignis_fw-la fatuus_fw-la to_o lead_v they_o to_o a_o ditch_n how_o many_o thousand_o assyrian_n think_v they_o be_v in_o the_o way_n to_o the_o prophet_n when_o they_o be_v